magnum338
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Thanks Armoredman for your response. It's good to hear that what I said may have answered a question from someone.
I've picked up discarded brass on the range and wondered how the unusual marking came about. Thanks for posting the pictures. They explain it.
Actually, I'm not much for handguns (OK everyone, in unison now, Booooo). Of course I have several but they're not my first love.
I've seen excess force distort primers badly but it evidently doesn't matter in a handgun. Has anyone had a primer let go in the tool? It scared the tar out of me when it happened many years ago when I was getting started. Is the situation different in handguns?
Whenever I load for my M1, or any of my rifles, I'm very careful not to allow the primers to protrude at all. I can imagine what would happen in a slam-fire with a high primer. Therefore, I cut the crimp out of mil cases and seat my WLR's to the pocket bottom. Remingtons will not seat that way in most cases. By feeling the primer bottom out I know the anvil is seated against the web, and press it no further.
I've picked up discarded brass on the range and wondered how the unusual marking came about. Thanks for posting the pictures. They explain it.
Actually, I'm not much for handguns (OK everyone, in unison now, Booooo). Of course I have several but they're not my first love.
I've seen excess force distort primers badly but it evidently doesn't matter in a handgun. Has anyone had a primer let go in the tool? It scared the tar out of me when it happened many years ago when I was getting started. Is the situation different in handguns?
Whenever I load for my M1, or any of my rifles, I'm very careful not to allow the primers to protrude at all. I can imagine what would happen in a slam-fire with a high primer. Therefore, I cut the crimp out of mil cases and seat my WLR's to the pocket bottom. Remingtons will not seat that way in most cases. By feeling the primer bottom out I know the anvil is seated against the web, and press it no further.